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The Community
Health Council members:
Peggy Linton, Community
Foundation
Bill Austin, Regional Sewer
Assoc.
David Creech, DeSoto
Athletic Club
Mellany Evans, Chair,
BancorpSouth
Crystal McNabb, Tobacco
Control Program
Phil Hill, Kroger in Olive
Branch
Karen Jeltz, Sacred Heart
Southern League
Randy King, Baptist Memorial
Hospital-DeSoto, Adm.
Milton Kuykendall,Sup.,
DeSoto Co. Schools
Billy Myers, Attorney
Rev. Bartholomew Orr, Brown
Baptist Church
Dr. James Robertson, retired
surgeon
Jim Robinson, Director, YMCA
Dr. Barbara Smith, physician
Pat Sylvester, Health
Department
Dr. Heather Chambliss, UM
faculty
Dr. Mary Cathey, ICS Head
Start
Will McNeer, Dir., Olive
Branch Parks Dept.
Victoria Penny, Director,
Early Childhood Resource
Ctr.
Judy Belue, Dir., GET A
LIFE!
Dr. Julio Arancibia,
physician
Sarah Edmiston, insurance
Maci Flautt, Area Extension,
MSU Extension Service
Cynthia Coleman, Food
Service Dir., DeSoto Co.
Schools
Dwayne Williams, Dir.,
Hernando Parks Dept.
Walter Grace, Asst. Adm.,
Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto
Ron Maxey, DeSoto Appeal
Lycia Callahan, Volunteer
for School Gardens
Olivia Wilbanks, DeSoto
Central High School
Eryn Taylor, DeSoto Central
High School
Chlonda Abston, Fitness
Director/ WHEE Fitness
Ministry
Traci Suiter, Principal,
Shadow Oaks Elementary
Michael Minor, Pastor, Oak
Hill MB Church
The DeSoto County Community
Health Council was formed in
2006 and is a
collaborative effort to
address health and quality
of life issues and barriers
in the community (county).
Volunteers from across the
county representing various
organizations and health
related fields come together
bi-monthly to address these
issues.
The Council Supports
programs that are currently
in place and assists in
identifying gaps in service
to try to fill these gaps
with new programs/services.
They follow the mission of
GET A LIFE! and work through
schools, worksites and
faith-based organizations.
An initial
Action Plan created D.A.C.
(Developing Athletic Kids)
which saw 50 students lose a
total 300+ inches in this 6
month program. The Council
has also provided support
letters to each of the
DeSoto County schools in an
effort to assist them with
their School health Councils
and meeting the nutrition
and physical education
requirements of the State
Department of Education.
Each month the Council
provides:
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A Monthly
Health Campaign which is
distributed in various
means and serves as a
wonderful and simple way
for individuals, groups,
businesses and families
to work together on a
nutrition or physical
fitness activity;
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A Monthly
Health Champion
Recognition to a
business, school,
organization or
individual who is an
advocate for healthy
lifestyles. Anyone can
make a nomination by
emailing the nominee's
name and information on
how they promote healthy
lifestyles to
plinton@cfnm.org
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